He had celebrated too soon.
For the third time that week, Ding Ding came out after answering emails for a while and found him gone. With a resigned sigh, he left the office under Fang Yun's teasing gaze and headed straight for the Flower Shop.
The breeze had turned cool lately. Ding Ding picked up a milk tea on the way, with none for Sun Xiangxiang.
Sun Xiangxiang, that sweet-looking schemer, had promised so readily that day that she wouldn't push Little Bai if he didn't want to, only to turn around and find all sorts of ways to lure his Little Bai away.
The first time, she said her clivia looked listless and asked Little Bai to come see what was wrong.
The second time, she said the Flower Shop wanted to sell rapeseed flowers and asked Little Bai to go with her to the Flower Nursery to choose some stock.
Who knew what new trick she had come up with this time.
Ding Ding thought he might as well have persuaded Little Bai to agree to her offer in the first place, instead of running back and forth and working for free.
He pushed open the Flower Shop's glass door, and the wind chimes rang out clearly.
The two heads huddled together behind the counter parted. Bai Congming was all smiles, while Sun Xiangxiang looked guilty.
"Brother Ding!"
Ding Ding hummed in response. Finding that his hand wasn't too cold, he stuck a straw into the milk tea and handed it over.
Sun Xiangxiang cleared her throat. "What... what a coincidence?"
"Quite a coincidence." Ding Ding laughed in exasperation, genuinely at a loss for words. "You really are..."
"This time it was actual business!"
Sun Xiangxiang hurried to explain that there had been far too many customers because